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About Victoria Siciliano

Victoria is Positive Women's Network-USA's communications director.

POLICY ACTION NEWS: Tell the Senate to hold the line! No more funding cuts.

Actions to take right now!Call your US Senators and tell them to vote NO on the House Republican continuing resolution. You can find their number and a script, HERE.Email to tell Congress to: Protect HIV Funding and oppose a long [...]

2025-03-13T20:12:29-04:00March 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

February 2025 Shero of the Month: Stephanie Knupsky

Congratulations to February 2025 Shero of the Month: Stephanie Knupsky of Pennsylvania!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by January’s Shero, Ruby Garner of New York. Artist, activist, and accomplice, Stephanie is a member of Positive Women's Network Pennsylvania chapter. She [...]

2025-02-25T11:30:21-05:00February 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on February 2025 Shero of the Month: Stephanie Knupsky

#HIVResists January Monthly Policy Update

Want content like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥 Hot Topic: Shifts [...]

2025-02-11T12:49:28-05:00February 11th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists January Monthly Policy Update

Apply to be a PWN-USA Policy Fellow to change systems and build power in our communities!

Want emails like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   Apply to be a PWN-USA Policy Fellow today!  Positive Women’s Network-USA is excited to open applications for the Year 7 of the Policy Fellowship [...]

2025-02-10T16:35:37-05:00February 10th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Apply to be a PWN-USA Policy Fellow to change systems and build power in our communities!

In Loving Memory of Sharon DeCuir

Sharon DeCuir, PWN leader and reproductive justice champion for all women living with HIV in Louisiana, has joined the ancestorsIt is with profound sadness that we remember and honor our esteemed colleague and friend, Sharon DeCuir. Sharon was a fierce [...]

2025-02-03T17:32:24-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Sharon DeCuir

The Federal Funding Freeze: Paused For Now, What Else Do You Need to Know?

Hi everyone, We’re sure you all are watching the Trump administration’s latest authoritarian power-grab: temporarily ordering a freeze on federal grants and loan programs. This is part of the larger far-right strategy of pushing the poor and working class, especially QTBIPOC, deeper into crisis while [...]

2025-01-29T11:06:46-05:00January 29th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Federal Funding Freeze: Paused For Now, What Else Do You Need to Know?

January 2025 Shero of the Month: Ruby Garner

Congratulations to January 2025 Shero of the Month: Ruby Garner of New York!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by November’s Shero, Evany Turk of Texas. Ruby is a proud PWN-NY chapter member who has been thriving with HIV for over [...]

2025-01-21T11:34:12-05:00January 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on January 2025 Shero of the Month: Ruby Garner

A Historic Voter Engagement Campaign Season!

Want updates like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   PWN-USA ran 3 voter engagement campaigns this fall election season in Texas-Greater Houston Area, Pennsylvania, & Colorado. Our campaigns focused on what matters most to [...]

2024-12-13T16:04:00-05:00December 13th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Historic Voter Engagement Campaign Season!

#HIVResists November Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥 Hot [...]

2024-12-12T13:03:02-05:00December 12th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists November Monthly Policy Update

Positive Women’s Newsletter – November 2024

Want content like this directly in our inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN today!   🗳 A Historic Voter Engagement Campaign Szn! 🗳 PWN-USA ran 3 voter engagement campaigns this fall election season in Texas-Greater Houston Area, Pennsylvania, & Colorado. [...]

2024-11-26T13:41:01-05:00November 26th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Newsletter – November 2024

November 2024 Shero of the Month: Evany Turk

Congratulations to November 2024 Shero of the Month: Evany Turk of Texas!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by last month’s Shero, Sharon DeCuir of Louisiana. Evany currently serves on PWN's board of directors, but has been involved with PWN for [...]

2024-11-25T12:52:27-05:00November 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on November 2024 Shero of the Month: Evany Turk

We Will Liberate Us

Want messages like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   A Statement from the Co-Executive Directors of Positive Women’s Network-USA on the 2024 General Election As we watch the 2024 election results unfold, it’s natural [...]

2024-11-06T18:01:18-05:00November 6th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on We Will Liberate Us

Are you ready for Election Day?

Want content like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN!   Tomorrow is Election Day! As you know by now, PWN has been working hard in anticipation of November 5th, Election Day! Our campaign leaders in Pennsylvania, [...]

2024-11-04T13:47:18-05:00November 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Are you ready for Election Day?

Tomorrow is Get Out the HIV Vote Day!

Want content like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   PWN has been talking to voters and building power in our communities to Get Out the HIV Vote! We have on the ground campaigns happening [...]

2024-10-23T13:31:35-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tomorrow is Get Out the HIV Vote Day!

Positive Women’s Newsletter – October 2024

Want messages like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   🗳 Voter Engagement Campaigns Underway in Three States! 🗳 PWN-USA has hit the ground running to get our communities out to vote this election [...]

2024-10-17T12:37:43-04:00October 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Newsletter – October 2024

#HIVResists September Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥 Hot Topic: [...]

2024-10-07T11:12:39-04:00October 7th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists September Monthly Policy Update

#HIV Resists July Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🗳 2024 Election [...]

2024-08-05T12:18:45-04:00August 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIV Resists July Monthly Policy Update

PWN Commemorates Juneteenth: Black Folks for Palestine

by Elena Ferguson and Sallie Thomas, in collaboration with all of PWN's Black staff members.June 19th, 2024 Today Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN) commemorates Juneteenth, in recognition of the emancipation of Black people enslaved across the United States. Juneteenth is observed as [...]

2024-06-19T09:52:24-04:00June 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN Commemorates Juneteenth: Black Folks for Palestine

#HIVResists May Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥 Hot Topic: Harm [...]

2024-05-28T15:43:25-04:00May 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists May Monthly Policy Update

#HIVResists April Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥 Hot Topic: We [...]

2024-05-09T12:24:57-04:00May 9th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists April Monthly Policy Update

Positive Women’s Newsletter – April 2024

Subscribe for emails like this one from PWN directly in your inbox!   🌻 PWN Spring Voter Campaigns Wrap Up! 🌻 Our voter engagement teams have been working hard these past weeks mobilizing and educating their communities. HUGE congratulations to [...]

2024-05-08T16:48:01-04:00May 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Newsletter – April 2024

April 2024 Shero of the Month: Brielle Gillis

Congratulations to April 2024 Shero of the Month: Brielle Gillis of Texas!Check out her interview conducted by last month’s Shero, Millicent Foster of Louisiana. Brielle is an active member of the PWN Greater Houston Area chapter in Texas, and a [...]

2024-04-25T12:46:18-04:00April 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on April 2024 Shero of the Month: Brielle Gillis

PWN Rocked AIDSWatch! A Recap

Want messages like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN!   One month ago, Positive Women's Network descended on Washington, D.C. to make the voices of trans and cis women living with HIV heard, and fight for [...]

2024-04-18T12:51:00-04:00April 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN Rocked AIDSWatch! A Recap

#HIVResists March Monthly Policy Update

Want updates like this one directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   Positive Women's Network-USA [...]

2024-04-12T13:20:33-04:00April 12th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists March Monthly Policy Update

Positive Women’s Newsletter, March 2024

Want this content directly in your inbox? Subscribe for emails from PWN here!   🌸 PWN-PA Spring Voter Campaign Launches! 🌸 PWN-Pennsylvania recently launched their spring voter engagement campaign! Our phone bankers & canvassers will be talking to community members [...]

2024-03-29T11:35:32-04:00March 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Newsletter, March 2024

March 2024 Shero of the Month: Millicent Foster

Congratulations to March 2024 Shero of the Month: Millicent Foster of Louisiana!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by last month’s Shero, Kenya Moussa of Pennsylvania. Millicent is PWN-LA’s co-chair and has been doing a phenomenal job advocating for HIV decriminalization [...]

2024-03-29T11:06:28-04:00March 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on March 2024 Shero of the Month: Millicent Foster

February 2024 Shero of the Month: Kenya Moussa

Congratulations to February 2024 Shero of the Month: Kenya Moussa of Pennsylvania!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by last month’s Shero, Dr. Carrie Foote of Indiana. Kenya is PWN-PA's co-chair and a Health Not Prisons Collective advocate doing amazing work [...]

2024-03-29T11:02:28-04:00March 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on February 2024 Shero of the Month: Kenya Moussa

#HIVResists February Monthly Policy Update

Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   Uplifting the Demands [...]

2024-03-12T09:09:05-04:00March 12th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists February Monthly Policy Update

In Loving Memory of Hydeia Broadbent: A Sustained Commitment to Dandelions/Lifetime Survivors

Want to receive messages like this directly in your inbox? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN!   Hydeia Broadbent, the first Black youth activist born with HIV to publically share her HIV status at the age of 5, tragically passed [...]

2024-02-28T05:16:46-05:00February 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In Loving Memory of Hydeia Broadbent: A Sustained Commitment to Dandelions/Lifetime Survivors

#HIVResists January Monthly Policy Update

Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   PWN is throwing down for the election and using our time wisely. Instead of doing the normal [...]

2024-02-12T10:36:02-05:00February 12th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists January Monthly Policy Update

Remembering Cecilia Gentili

The Positive Women’s Network USA community is deeply saddened by the passing of long-time community leader, actress, author, activist, advocate, and trailblazer, Cecilia Gentili.Ceclia has been a force among trans women of color not only in the U.S. but around [...]

2024-02-09T09:46:14-05:00February 9th, 2024|Uncategorized|1 Comment

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024

Want more content like this? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!   On this National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we must resist surveillance technology like MHS by Elena Ferguson, PWN Policy Specialist National Black HIV AIDS Awareness [...]

2024-02-07T07:11:08-05:00February 7th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024

PWN Welcomes our New Co-Executive Directors: Keiva Lei Cadena and Marnina Miller

Positive Women’s Network - USA is excited to announce our new leadership team: Marnina Miller and Keiva Lei Cadena will jointly serve as co-executive directors starting today.  “We can’t imagine a better team to lead PWN-USA into its bright future,” [...]

2024-01-29T13:20:26-05:00January 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN Welcomes our New Co-Executive Directors: Keiva Lei Cadena and Marnina Miller

January 2024 Shero of the Month: Dr. Carrie Foote

Congratulations to January 2024 Shero of the Month: Dr. Carrie Foote of Indiana!Check out her beautiful interview conducted by last month’s Shero, Lashanda Salinas of Tennessee. Dr. Foote has been a PWN member for over 10 years and done incredible [...]

2024-01-23T09:45:17-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on January 2024 Shero of the Month: Dr. Carrie Foote

December 2023 Shero of the Month: Lashanda Salinas

Congratulations to December 2023 Shero of the Month: Lashanda Salinas of Tennessee!Don’t miss this moving conversation between Lashanda and our previous Shero, Grace O. Rutha of Pennsylvania, as they discuss Lashanda's recent victory in the battle against HIV criminalization, her [...]

2023-12-20T08:52:09-05:00December 20th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on December 2023 Shero of the Month: Lashanda Salinas

What Does World AIDS Day Mean to PWN?

Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!   In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated December 1st as World AIDS Day (WAD), created to unite people across the globe in support of people living with HIV, to [...]

2023-12-01T06:16:14-05:00December 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on What Does World AIDS Day Mean to PWN?

Positive Women’s Newsletter, November 2023

Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox! Another Powerful Voter Campaign In the Books! 7,594 voters contacted, 6,114 doors knocked, 3,292 supporters identified, 25+ volunteers and staff, 6 jam-packed weeks, 3 voter [...]

2023-11-29T10:49:54-05:00November 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Newsletter, November 2023

#HIVResists October Monthly Policy Update

Subscribe for monthly policy updates from PWN in your inbox!Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folx.   🔥Hot Topic: Genocide in Palestine The genocide in Palestine [...]

2023-11-28T13:42:15-05:00November 27th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on #HIVResists October Monthly Policy Update
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